The Sun. — London, England, 1818-04-09 00:00:00

ATTACK ON LORD PALMERSTON. We yesterday gave a short account of this ex traordinary event in our first impression, and in a becond edition we communicated more particulars; but as we now present to our Readers all that passed at the examination of the Prisoner, which comin•ises what we before stated, it is not neces sary f•or us to reprint our report of yesterday. It is proper, however, for us to correct one erroneous account which we then noticed. It appears that, instead of experiencing " official neglect, or personal ill-treatment," from Lord PALMER.. ETON, his Lordship - had conducted himself with much kindness towards the unhappy man, consi dering him as insane ; and the letters addressed by him to his- Lordship were not challenges, as reported, bat.such wild and incoherent effusions as excited in his Lordship's mind a conviction of the writer's insanity. It would be unjust to the Noble Lord, if we omitted to notice the candour and liberality of his Lordship's disposition, for, though unavoidably suffering under great bodily pain, and before the examination of his wound by the Surgeon, consequently uncertain whe ther the issue might not be fatal, his Lordship manifested a solicitude to have it fully understood that he did not charge the offender With malice prepense, or any personal enmity, but that lie was convinced the unhappy man was in such a state of mental derangement, as to render 'him not mo t-ally responsible for his conduct. We now pro ceed to a statement of all that transpired yester day before the Magistrate on this alarming trans action. 'esterday the Horse Guards was a scene of the utmost confusion, caused by the report of fire arms in the War Office, and horn the rumour that Lord Palmerston bad been assassinated by at! Officer. About _one o'clock yesterday, Lieut. David Davis. of the 62d regiment of foot, ►rent to the War Office, and inquired of Lord Palmerston's Messenger if his Lordship was in the Office. The Messenger informed him that he was not, tliat he expected hint in every moment ; he desired him to walk into the waitingmroom, and write his na►ne on the list of visitors, as is usual. Lieut. Davis declined doing so, and waited about the lobby, ant! frequently asking if his Lordship would soon Come. A little before two his Lordship arrived at the War Office, alone, and was going up the stone stairs, when the Messenger informed Lieut. Davis that " he was lucky, for his Lordship was conic, aril there was no visitor before him." Lieut. Davis immediately followed his Lordship up the second pair of stairs, and taking a pocket pistol front his under coat, fired it at his Lordship, who immediately tell. The assassin ran down stairs with the pistol in his hand, saying, " I've done for him," and threw the pistol down in the lobby. The Messenger immediately seized him, and with the assistance of others, secured him, until a con stable of St. Margaret's Parish, Westminster, ar rived, and conveyed him to Queen-square - Police Office. Hi s Lordship was taken into the Office, his top coat was taken off, and he was in great agitation. Mr. Astley Cooper was immediately sent for ; he very soon artiVed, and examined his Lordship's wound, which, we are happy to say, is not dangerous. 'Lie pistol was loaded with ball, which lacerated his Lordship's right side; — the ball did not ledge in the flesh,. but passed through it, and fell on the stone stalls. Mr. Cooper attended Lord Palmerston to his home, in his carriage. In the mean time Lieut. Davis bad been conveyed to Queen-square by the con stable, assisted h? the Messengers, where he was examined before Mr. Markland, the Magistrate.— Crowds of persons collected round the Office. The prisoner being placed at the bar, appeared very wild in his looks ; he is, we understand, nut more than 23 years of age. - The Messenger of the War-office informed the Magistrate of the nature of the charge against tt►e prisoner ; he described how the attack was made on the life of his Lordship, and that the prisoner said, " 1 intended to do for him, for one of us can not live." The Magistrate asked if his Lordship wasse riously wounded ? The Messenger said, that he bad not seen the wound; but he understood it was not dangerous ; but his Lordship was so un well, he was unable to attend at the office. The Magistrate sent Charles Dew, the Mes senger of Queen-square, to the War-office, to re quest some Gentleman to come to the Police office, and inform him of the situation of his Lordship and Dew was ordered to bring his Lordship's coat. About half-past two o'clock Dew returned with the coat, accompanied by a Gentleman of the name of Sullivan, a relative of his Lordship, who said, that his Lordship was too unwell to attend that day; that his side was badly lacerated; but be was nut considered by his medical atten dant to be in any immediate danger. Dew, the Officer, then produced the coat. The 'Magistrate remarked, that it was almost a mi racle that his Lordship had not been fatally wounded. The hall struck his Lordship on the back, about three inches above the waist buttons, and passed towards his right side in an oblique direction ; it tore his coat and waistcoat from the centre of the bank to the front buttons. Had the ball gone strait forward, it must certainly have-passed directly through his Lordship's body. The colt was viewed by the Magistrates and Gen tlemen in the office. . The prisoner viewed the coat, and heard the remarks of the Magistrate, without the least con cern ; he remained silent until the Magistrate ordered him to be committed to Tolhill-fields. Prison until kVerisiesday next, when he said that " i!e intended to shout his Lordship, and that (tither himself or his Lordship could not live." We received this morning the Paris Papers of onday last. They are nearly filled with the de- ails of the trial at Albi, of the persons accused of the assass'nation of M. FUALDES. We give in another column the examination of Madame MAN sots on the 6th day, the 30th nit. in which she .discloses several important facts respecting the murder, but which ate in total contradiction to what she deposed on the former trial. It was how ever stated by the President of the Court, that on the former occasion she had been intimidated by 'enaces. Previous to receiving Madame AIANSON'S depositiOn, only thirty-seven witnesses had been examined. At this rate the examination of the evidence for the prosecution alone will last up wards of a month. The following are extracts : " PARIS, APRIL 6.—At one o'clock yesterday, the Chancellor of France, at the head of the Mem bers composing the Bureau of the Chamber of Peers, had the honour 'of presenting to his Ma jebty, Ist, the Projet relative to the abolition of the Slave Trade ; 2d, that concerning the fur ther prolongation of the time granted to the Emi grants for the payment of their debts. " An immense concourse of spectators as sembled yesterday at noon, at Luxemburg, to witness the experiments with Draisiennes (a specks of carriage moved by machinery without horses.) The crowd was so great that the experiments were but imperfectly made. The machine, however, went quicker than a man running at speed, and the conductors did not appear fatigued. About three, a Lady appeared in a Draisienne, conducted by the Chasseur of the Baron de Drais, who made with it several turns in the alleys, in the midst 'of the crowd. The machine, although charged with a double weight, had the same rapidity, and the efforrs of the conductor did not seem to be in creased. The machine ascended wish facility the hillocks which are placed in some parts of the garde►. The Draisiennes appears to be convenient for the country, and for short journies lin good roads. " By the 'desire of the Cardinal de Perigord, Appointed to the Archbishopric of Paris, Some zealous persons are occupied in forming in the capital an establisi►ment of brothers of Christian Schools for the education of poor children. " We learn from Switzerland, that Osman Oga left St. Gall the 20th ult. to proceed to Berne, Although he travels without any ostensible mis sion-, yet important interests appear to be con fided to his charge. All the cargoes' of the Pa cha's vessels, which arrive in the Ports of Europe, are under his supetintendance.. Ile has brought into Italy 15 young Egyptians for their educa- Lion. PETERSBUILGII, Ahacti 13.—Intelligence has been received of the arrival of the Imperial ship the Kamtschatka on the 18th November at ,gio Janeiro, from thence she was to proceed to Lima, and then to the Sandwich Isles and Kamtschatka. " Preparations are making at Moscow for the reception of the King of Prussia, who will reside at the Kremlin with the Imperial Family. " The Count Gustavus Loevvenhielm, sent here from Sweden to notify to our Court the changes that have taken place in that Government, arrived here on the 2d instant. " VIENNA, MARCH 2G.—The Austrian Observer of this day, in a - long and interesting article, re futes all the wild or ridiculous reports circulated in a great number of English and German Jour nals, of a Projet attributed to the Allied Powers of maintaining the Army of Occupation Assem bled on the right bank of the Rhine, for the pur pose of securing the tranquillity of France and of Europe. It also contradicts all the conjectures in the same JoUrnals respecting the objects to be discussed in the approaching Congress of Monarchs. " BERLIN, MARC!t 24.—A company of the Body Guards having been guilty of insubordina tion, has been ordered by the King to be disband ed, and incorporated with other regiments. In case of a similar example, the guilty corps will be decimated. It is now known that the Congress of Mo narchs will not meet till towards Autumn; the place of assembling is not yet ,fixed upon." We present another Letter to our Readers, re ceived this- day, from our active and intelligent Correspondent at Paris. It is very interesting, as it spews what kind of men have risen into con segnence in that Capital, and also the state of Parties, whkh seem to be as motley and as worthless as the Opposition of this Country.— In justice to ourselves we ought to observe, that when we stated that the importance at tached to THE SUN in Paris, which attracts the attention of the Sovereign as well as of his Mi nisters, was '' owing to the Letters of our Cor respondent," we should rather have said, that the independent and impartial character of our Paper attracted notice of the many distinguished per sons in Paris, and procured us the valuable Correspondence which has since considerably heightened our reputation in that City. THE FUNDS.-The Funds have again fluctuated very much this morning. Consols for to-morrow (settling day) commenced at 80/, went to 81, and fell to 80i. For the May Account they began at 81 went to *, and fell to 81i. Large sums were bought rind sold this morning, and many accounts were settled. The notice given by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER last night in the House of Commons, of his intention to move for a Committee to con sider the various Acts relative to Private Bankers, cannot but afford great satisfaction to the Coun try at large. Many families have been brought to ruin by the failure of Country Bankers, and therefore it was proper that Government should interfere to make them give proof of their-sol vency. The measure proposed has, of course, nothing to do With the Bank of England, a Cor poration as solid as ever existed, or ever can exist, in any State. Lord STANLEY last night presented a Petition from Royton in Lancashire. Our Readers will recollect, that on the Ist inst. we gave an account of a factious siceting which was held at this place The prisoner w taken from the har, and ord - e.red to be brought up for re-examination Oil Weduei day itext, when it is supposed his Lordship will be able to amt.& information was iinmediately sent to the Office of Secretary of State for the Home Department of the attempted assassination; and Kerry, the Bow-street officer, and Dew; the Queen-square officer, were ordered to take the coat belonging to his Lordship to the Secretary of State's Office. The Home Secretary, Sir N. Conant, and a num ber of Gentlemen examined the coat, and the parr which was torn by the ball. About three o'clock the prisoner was conveyed in a hackney-coack to Tothill-fields Prison. The pistol and bullet' were produced before the :Magistrates. The prisoner is said not to be of sane mind. He has several tittles been brought by warrant to Queen-square, charged with riotous behaviour and assaults : the last time was on a serious charge for w o n ndin g a young man in the head with a poker, who was a lodger in the saute house where the prisoner lodged at Pimlico, and where; we understand, he lodged until yesterday. lie was on that charge dismissed on finding bail, he being considered then to be insane. Davis is a native of Wales ; his father was a military Officer. lie , t'as himself for some years an Officer in the West Middlesex which he attained the rank of Lieutenant, when he vo lunteered to join the militia corps which offered its services for the army of Lord Wellington in the year 1814.. In consequence of thus volim leering, Davis was appointed to a Lieutenancy in the 62d Regiment,, with which he served for some time in Canada. Ile was lately placed npOn half pay, and has not long returned from Canada.- Since his return this unfortunate man has in flicted a wound upon himself which can leave no doubt of his insanity. IVe under stand, indeed, that Lord Palmerston declares his conviction that the man is insane, and that such has been his impression front the tenonr of his letters. This declaration, we are assured, the Noble Lord made yesterday soot; after he received the wound, upon the name of the assassin being n►atle known to him. Notwithstanding the Noble Lord's opinion of the mind of Davis, his Lord ship had, it is said, shewn every disposition in his power to attend to the applications of Davis, who . solicited for a pension, and therefore nothing else than insanity can account for the attack which he has made upon this Nobleman. it is somewhat a singular coincidence, that among the - first who laid hold of Daviq, after be fired at Lord Palmer ston, was Col. Bird, of the West Middlesex Mi litia, who appeared at once to recognize the un fortunate man. The following Bulletin was issued this morn ng " Lord PALMERSTON is doing very well, and there are not any serious consequences to be ap prehended from the contusion. " G. H. MAY, Stanhope-street, 9th April." *** For the PROCEEDISGS of both HousEs of PARLIAMENT, see the Last Page. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last Night. TH EATRE ROYAL, DRU RY-LANE.—The Beggar's Opera Cap. nit) Nlacht.ath, Nlr. T. Cooke; Polly Peachhutn ) Miss Byrne After which; The Sleeping Draught. .11EATRE ROYAI„ COVENT-GA fIDEN.—The Apostate: Malec, Mr. Young; Florinda, After which, bands and Wives. MAILS. ARRIVED- 6 2 Waterford, I France. DUE-1 Dublin, I Waterford, I Guernsey and Jersey, I Got teabur4li, I Lisbon. I Hainburiji. PRICE 01 THI4 DAY AT r Bank Stock 285 3 per Cent. Red. 804 1 80 79i 3 per Ct. Coils— 801; SI 4 per Cents 5 pet Cent. N. Ann..... 1 074 i Bank Long Ann. 201 9-IGths I F STOCKS 'W EINE o'CLOCE. India 80nd5......95%. 975. pr. South Sea Stock .. B!ii lEach. Bills, 2U,.. 20s. 225. pr. Ditto, 2iii. 2os. 255. pr. Cons. for May, SI 41.a4i B'l I Sli HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-NIORROW, Morning, I minutes after 5. I Evening, ci6 minutes after 5 THE SUN. SOLE"! Q U I S I>lt F Itl FALSUM AU (TEAT LONDON, 771URSIMY, APRIL 9, 1818. on the 23d ult. for the purpose of forming thi s Fe : tition. It appeared, however, last night to bast been couched in such disrespectful terms towsrfilli the House of Commons that it was rejected. Ca it then be a matter of surprize that the Petili t ' ilt such as it was, had the support of Messrs. L AS . ° TON and TIERNEY ! ! -tzar- Pie We arc heartily disposed to concur in the' 0 nion that such outrages as that whi c h was Ycs cte day committed on Lord PALMERSTON, ;St great measure, to be imputed to the effort s factious Wtiters. While such Journals exist The Morning Chronicle, .The Tyne Mercury, T 5 5 Leeds Mercury, and The Dublin Evening Post' well as such pernicious works as The B lat Dwarf, and others of the same baleful teri, dency, it , ts no wonder that the unreflectiog multitude are deluded by their artful sophistrY' °i inflamed by their daring instigations ; that 501/I are driven by them to madness, and that is rendered more outrageous. But as a ei ' l RAI. ELECTION' is near, we trust that the gn sense of Englishmen will p re d om i na t e in a 114 degree over factious dis c o n t en t, an d i n duce -theo to return no Candidates to Parliament but•sti cil ' ° are zealously disposed to protect, not to saP 111 foundation or openly assail, the bulwarks 0 - 1 unrivalled Constitution, SHIP NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL B.—Arrived his Mii esl : ship Salisbury, with Vi ce -Ad m i ra l Docor.As, 6° ' Jamaica ; sailed the Bth February; left Hav en ; nab the 24th. The Syhelle frigate ad a rrive d Jamaica ; left the Rifleman and Pelican th ere ' The Shearwatcr sailed from Havannah for 14 ; maica the 3d February. The Salisbury P brought a large quantity of specie on acco ot , °i Merchants. PENZANCE, APRIL 5. 11 The Resolutino) '1 ; SIGNOL, from Jersey for Dublin, was totallY Jo A this morning, at three o'clock, to the Wes" cst i j of Mouse-hole, in this B a y. The Master one man saved ; three men drowned, the DEAL., f Artived, and sailed • 01. River, the Lord Melville, WETHERALL, froal 13 r tany Bay- and gengal; sailed the 17th °ctabei and from the Cape of Good Hope the 1 9111°1 : Sailed the Deal pilot cutter o n vcruise to tis 2 Westward. CHRISTOPHER IDLE, ESQ.—We regret to," — 4 , 1 , that this Gentleman is still indisposed at bridge. His personal worth, however, .am a attention to his Constituents, will, we trust, sure his re-election for Weymouth, even if l „A should continue to be incapable of a ,P ers°- canvass. We have authority to state, and we d° s" „` - ,: r d pleasure, that the Gentleman who died 0 ° ra i e of the Searcher smack, is not, as repor tet " son of Sir JOHN TREVELYAN, Bart. y tilt m b Yesterday her MAJESTY, acco panied : TcE r " Princess AUGUSTA and the Duchess of G,' l , -- ,v TEE, went to Fi:ow, and honoured 'G e neral c - cfr , YARD with a visit at his house on govg r- The where they partook of a sumptuous repkis t ' t ine QUEEN and her Royal Daughter returned to Palace •to dinner soon after four o'clock• 10°1' Yesterday Carlton-house anti Buckillg house were thronged with visitors, for th e r o d pose of congratulating the PRINCE REGENrgo the QUEEN on the marriage of the Princess ZAEETH. Uu Tuesday the Prince of HEsss-fl° l , .—° 4o visited several of the Nobility, previous t° . . marriage. Mr. Ross had an audience of the 17 -f"' 0 1; REGENT yesterday at Carlton-horse, an d ij is leave of his Royal Highness, previous t° , leaving; w ton this day to proceed on his Btu° to Berlin. t ttba Sir JOHN MUR R AY. Member for Wey and who made himself so conspicuous at 1. 1 - by Bona, is to have the 56th Regiment, vaoiji:-.- the deli ot the Honourable General 14 1: " and Sir JAMES KENIPT is to succeed' Slr the command of the 3d %Vest India Reg tu to General DON, from the 95th Regimen t . "i succeed the late General ST. JOHN, as C ol"e i vE the 36th Regiment, aad Sir T. HISLOP is t° the 95th. The Lord Duncan packet, Captain 144- . i t l i r e TON, which bad been waiting at Calais Duke of WELLINGTON, arrived on Taes ( h ia Yd. Dover with two of his Aides-de-camp on " ° ; - ,40 His Excellency has pos'poned his departu re Paris until the 26th inst. r(!9 , Lieutenant GORDON, of the Coldstream ' l3 r A I we are sorry to say, was killed in a duel a t -- . 00 brai, fought with a French Officer of the L e g l . du Nord. The gallant youth is extremelY reg r ted by his brother Otficers.—(Morning Ch ie t Miss KELLY, after an absence of some returned to her station last night at DrulY - , 1- f, ' i Theatre, as Lucy, in The Beggar's Opera , ki"" received with that cordial welcome to which It merit as an actress, and her good conduct in 131/. vate life, fully entitle her. ra s A wretch of the name of Win. Bailey, Knighton, has absconded from Arkindale, i n e>r neighhourhood of Boroughbridge, %rho stands charged with admittisterillg son to his father, mother, and two other per' °- dy on Thursday last, whet cot his father has died. He was seen at East Keswick 0 , s o t ur(u 4 l: r inquitiog for the nearest port to take shiPPIII,i; for America ; from which it is inferred Ilia e. would make his way to Liverpool. Act ive w b; sures have been resorted to for the seizu re of person, if posbibbe.